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by Staff Writers Dearborn MI (SPX) Jun 22, 2010
Verizon, a global leader in delivering broadband and other wireless and wireline communications services, expects to save 1.62 metric tons of CO2 each year by adding 501 Ford E-250 cargo vans upfitted with clean-burning compressed natural gas (CNG) engine packages versus conventional gas models. Verizon's purchase and upfitting of the 2010 Ford E-250 vans is part of the company's comprehensive sustainability effort designed to conserve energy, reduce greenhouse gas emissions and contribute to improved air quality in the communities it serves, according to Ken McKenney, Sustainable Fleet-Technical Engineering Lead for Verizon. "Verizon's fleet team is constantly on the watch for new, lower-carbon technology," McKenney said. "CNG is a leading alternative fuel choice right now, so converting these cargo vans to run on the cleaner-burning fuel helps us cut CO2 emissions and fuel consumption. We will continue to find ways to increase the efficiency of our fleet."
Ford E-Series CNG vans help Verizon get the job done The vehicles are being converted to CNG by BAF, a wholly owned subsidiary of Clean Energy Fuels Corp. "Verizon's deployment of natural gas-fueled vehicles sets a powerful example for fleet operators across America to emulate," said John Bacon, president of BAF. "Use of natural gas for fleets is a trend that is rapidly gaining momentum in many U.S. industry sectors. "Because it is abundant and renewable, and cleaner and cheaper than gasoline or diesel fuel, natural gas can carry us forward to a sustainable future." The BAF CNG vehicle upfits for Verizon will be completed at Steelweld Equipment Company in Hemet, Calif., and Temple, Texas, and at North American Equipment Upfitters in Hooksett, N.H. Both Steelweld and North American Equipment Upfitters are women-owned businesses and participants in Verizon's Supplier Diversity program. Verizon purchased the vans from Ukiah Ford in Ukiah, Calif., a minority-owned business.
Ford E-Series CNG vans enhance Verizon's sustainability program Ford saw sales of its E-Series van (Econoline/Club Wagon) in May increase 34 percent over a year ago. Meanwhile, Ford is the only manufacturer to offer 100 percent of its fleet vehicles this year with fuel-efficient powertrains and other sustainable technologies - including battery-electric, hybrid, natural gas, propane, E85, biodiesel and EcoBoost.
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